NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS: DEVILS v AVALANCHE

June 7, 2001

Peter Forsberg

PETER FORSBERG: I always had hope that I was going to going to be able to come back. The doctors have said I am not allowed to play, but I am totally out of it kind of (inaudible) but hopefully there will be a Game 7 anyway.

PETER FORSBERG: Jersey is playing real well. We need to get a lot of shots and need a lot of chances. We need to get the puck in deep and not let Martin Brodeur handle the puck too much and get a lot of traffic in front of him.

PETER FORSBERG: Everything is going like it should, everything is going like we planned, should be healthy in a while.

PETER FORSBERG: No, no chance. The doctors told me not to play. It doesn't feel good enough for me to play. It is going to be, but hopefully there is going to be a game 7.

PETER FORSBERG: Just what happened it was (inaudible) made the surgery so it is going to take a while to get back. Of course I had hoped to get back but it didn't get good enough to be able to play.

PETER FORSBERG: It's really hard to be watching. Like I said, the St. Louis series was fine because we were up the whole time. Now we are facing a little tough time. It's tough to watch. You get so nervous. You just want to get out there and play but I know it is not going to be possible but I hope really the guys are going to be able to do it.

PETER FORSBERG: Well, Pat has been unbelievable through the whole thing and you know, we have a big anchor back there. He has to play good to be able to win.